Podcast: Builder’s Ladder –Why Hiring Carpenters To Estimate Can Be A Mistake
Haydn joins The Professional Builder’s Builder Ladder podcast to unpack what he sees, every day, from the front line of residential estimating. The biggest issue is not rates or spreadsheets. It is qualifying. Haydn explains how builders get stuck reacting to “a possible job” and then end up rushing nights and weekends, which creates stress, poor decisions, and projects that never should have made it past the first conversation.
Key Takeaways:
- Why qualifying is the make-or-break skill in modern building businesses
- The “hoops” that strong builders use to filter clients early and protect their time
- How to build a pre-construction process without trying to switch everything on overnight
- Haydn’s journey from builder to founder of Price A Plan and how the business grew
- How Price A Plan onboards estimators, classifies project complexity, and forecasts delivery timelines
- What success looks like for Haydn, and why great estimating is really about control, clarity, and client education
All this and more, on this week’s episode of The Builder’s Ladder with The Professional Builder.